Lily and Charlies Adventures: The Woodland Rescue

The Call from Farmer Joe

The summer holidays had only just begun when Lily heard the familiar sound of Charlie’s paws racing across the kitchen floor.

“Easy there!” Dad laughed as Charlie skidded around the table, his black harness jingling gently. Ever since their visit to Sunnybrook Farm a few weeks earlier, Charlie seemed to wake every morning convinced another adventure was waiting just outside the front door.

Lily knelt down and rubbed behind his floppy ears.

“I think someone misses Farmer Joe,” she smiled.

Charlie’s tail wagged even faster.

Just then the telephone rang.

Mum answered it while Lily poured herself another glass of orange juice.

“Oh, hello, Joe!” Mum said warmly. “How are things at Sunnybrook Farm?”

Charlie’s ears stood upright the moment he heard Farmer Joe’s name.

He bounded across the kitchen and sat perfectly still beside Mum, looking up hopefully.